Daily Sundial

Skateboarder cuffed, ticketed by an officer

DANIEL ANTOLIN • September 10, 2007

A 23-year-old male, not a CSUN student, was temporarily handcuffed, then issued a $140 ticket by a campus police officer last Thursday at about 5:32 p.m. for skateboarding outside of Manzanita Hall. His name is Dan Walker. And the police officer asked him to present a California identification card, which was in his vehicle, Walker said.

Non-smokers have as many vices as smokers

DANIEL ANTOLIN • March 6, 2007

As someone who was a nonsmoker, teetotaler and pretty much against everything that was considered taboo by society during the first 23 years of my life, it's my place to tell close-minded and judgmental people who don't smoke to just butt out of smokers' business.

CSU students could see tuition rise after governor’s budget

DANIEL ANTOLIN • January 26, 2007

Higher tuition may be in store for California State University students starting this fall, as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not proposed paying off a student fee hike in 2007 as he did a year ago, the first draft of his higher education budget indicates.

Workers union and CSU system reach agreement

DANIEL ANTOLIN • November 22, 2006

Bargaining teams for the California State University system and its non-faculty workers union reached a tentative agreement for a three-year contract at San Diego State University last Wednesday after years of stagnant salaries that have not kept up with the rate of inflation.

Future laws damaging land value may be halted

DANIEL ANTOLIN • November 6, 2006

In case you do not know, eminent domain is when the California state government seizes private property in order to be able to construct schools, roads, malls and projects that may or may not benefit the public at the expense of the owner's constitutionally-protected right to own property.

Recent crimes in dorms prompt police alerts

DANIEL ANTOLIN • October 30, 2006

CSUN police released two campus alerts for criminal incidents that occurred within the residence dorm areas on Oct. 19 and 24, posting them in mail and laundry rooms. Neither crime was reported in the daily crime log that is released by CSUN Police. The first campus alert released shows that on Oct.

Comic, anime heroes come to campus

DANIEL ANTOLIN • October 18, 2006

Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies, Kiva from "Naruto" and Abel Knightguard from "Trinity Blood" were on campus this past weekend for the first ever Mikomicon, an anime and comic book convention hosted by the CSUN Anime Club. Dressed up like their favorite characters, anime lovers in attendance were treated to Taiko drum displays, concerts, panels and workshops from artists and voice actors from the industry, martial arts displays, Super Smash Brothers tournaments and so much more.

Oviatt briefly evacuated due to fire alarm

DANIEL ANTOLIN • October 10, 2006

The CSUN Oviatt Library was evacuated for half an hour Tuesday at around 1 p.m. after a smoke sensor was triggered in OV31, the electric room, on the Garden Level of the building, said Eric Willis, circulation desk administrator. Local firefighters and police arrived at the scene shortly afterwards.

Man arrested on charge of vehicle theft

DANIEL ANTOLIN • September 25, 2006

A man was arrested on a charge of driving a stolen vehicle Sept. 21 in the Lot B3 parking structure near West University Drive, said CSUN Police Officer Doug Flores. Khristoffer Crawford, 23, was booked at L.A.P.D. Van Nuys, according to the university police crime logs.

CFA-CSU salary negotiations stall

DANIEL ANTOLIN • September 20, 2006

On one side of the table sat the California State University assistant vice chancellor and half a dozen other officials, with the CSUN president looking on behind them. On the other side sat senior and junior faculty members and librarians. After three days of negotiations, they all left the room, unable to reach a compromise.

College systems a major target

DANIEL ANTOLIN • September 13, 2006

Whether it is the Department of Defense or just a CSUN professor's Web portal e-mail account, where there is a will, there is a way to break through computer security. In recent years, "the way" has been through university computer systems, which hackers have used to prove their supremacy over their gatekeepers and have shown to be easy pickings.